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What is another word for Vizir?

Pronunciation: [vˈɪzi͡ə] (IPA)

The word "vizir" refers to a high-ranking official, advisor, or minister in Eastern countries such as India and Turkey. Some synonyms for this word include the terms counselor, advisor, minister, or chief. These terms all imply a position of authority and responsibility within a government or organizational hierarchy. Other related terms include steward, overseer, or administrator, which also imply a position of leadership or management. Regardless of which synonym is used, the concept of someone who provides guidance and direction to those under their charge remains a core aspect of the meaning of this term.
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Since leaving Geiveh we had been attended by a mounted guard, or zaptieh, who was sometimes forced upon us by the authorities in their anxiety to carry out the wishes expressed in the letters of the Grand Vizir.
"Across Asia on a Bicycle"
Thomas Gaskell Allen and William Lewis Sachtleben
Some say he was grand Vizir to Solomon, others to Alexander the Great.
"Bagh O Bahar, Or Tales of the Four Darweshes"
Mir Amman of Dihli
When the king's chief Vizir, Abdal Hassan, heard this, who was an enemy of all Christians, he told the king that my going would be the occasion of war, and might occasion the ruin of one of his great men, who had been sent to Goa to purchase toys for the king.
"A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. VIII."
Robert Kerr

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